Gillian Lester | |
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| 15th Dean of Columbia Law School | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Schizer |
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| Born | October 30, 1964 Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse | Eric Talley |
| Education | University of British Columbia (BSc) University of Toronto (LLB) Stanford University (JSD) |
| Website | Gillian Lester |
Gillian L. L. Lester (born October 30, 1964) is a Canadian legal scholar who is the 15th Dean of Columbia Law School.[1] She joined Columbia Law School on January 1, 2015, as Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law.[2][3] Previously, Lester was acting dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law[4] where she had been a professor since 2006.[5] Before that, she was a full professor at the School of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles.[5] Lester announced she will step down as Dean of Columbia Law School at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.[6]
Lester is the second female dean of Columbia Law School. Soon after taking the job, Lester told The Chronicle of Higher Education she wanted to tweak the curriculum to turn more Columbia law students into "global actors" and "entrepreneurs" who could build careers in both the private and public sectors.[7]
- ^ Dean Gillian Lester: Biography
- ^ Stetz, Mike (September 14, 2018). "Columbia Law launches four new clinics". The National Jurist. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (September 15, 2017). "Columbia law school objects to military recruiters on campus over transgender ban; gives credit for anti-Trump project". Fox News. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Gillian Lester Appointed Dean of Columbia Law School
- ^ a b Women in Academia Report (May 2, 2014)
- ^ "Dean Gillian Lester Announces Plans to Step Down in 2024". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "New Dean Asks More of a Successful Law School," The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 13, 2015)
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